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#LyX 2.4 created this file. For more info see https://www.lyx.org/
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\author -584632292 "Richard Kimberly Heck"
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Introduction to \SpecialChar LyX
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by the \SpecialChar LyX
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Team
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If you have comments on or corrections to this documentation, please send
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them to the \SpecialChar LyX
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Documentation mailing list:
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Section
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The Philosophy of \SpecialChar LyX
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\begin_layout Subsection
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What is \SpecialChar LyX
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?
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\begin_layout Standard
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\SpecialChar LyX
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is a document preparation system.
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It excels at letting you create complex technical and scientific articles
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with mathematics, cross-references, bibliographies, indexes, etc.
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It is very good for working with documents of any length in which the usual
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processing abilities are required: automatic sectioning and pagination,
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spell checking and so forth.
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It can also be used to write a letter to your mom, though granted, there
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are probably simpler programs available for that.
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It is definitely not the best tool for creating banners, flyers, or advertiseme
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nts (we'll explain why later), though with some effort all these can be
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done, too.
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Here are some examples of what it is used for: memos, letters, dissertations
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and theses, lecture notes, seminar notebooks, conference proceedings, software
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documentation, books, articles in refereed scientific journals, scripts
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for plays and movies, business proposals, presentations \SpecialChar ldots
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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\SpecialChar LyX
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is a program that provides a modern approach to writing documents with
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a computer by using a markup language paradigm, an approach that breaks
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with the obsolete tradition of the
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typewriter concept
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.
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It is designed for authors who want professional output quickly with a
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minimum of effort and without becoming specialists in typesetting.
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The job of typesetting is done mostly by the computer, not the author;
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with \SpecialChar LyX
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, the author can concentrate on the contents of his writing.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Part of the initial challenge of using \SpecialChar LyX
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comes from the change in thinking
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that you, the user, must make.
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At one time, all we had for creating documents were typewriters, so we
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all learned certain tricks to get around their limitations.
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Underlining, which is little more than overstriking with the
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_
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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character, became a way to emphasize text.
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You were forced to figure out column sizes and tab stops, and set them,
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before creating a table.
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The same applied for letters and other right justified text.
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Hyphenation at the end of a line required a careful eye and a lot of foresight.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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In other words, we've all been trained to worry about the little details
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of which character goes where.
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Consequently, almost all word processors have this mentality.
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They still use tab stops for adding whitespace.
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You still need to worry about exactly where on the page something will
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appear.
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Emphasizing text means changing a font, similar to changing the typewriter
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wheel.
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This is the underlying philosophy of a WYSIWYG word processor:
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What You See Is What You Get
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.
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Unfortunately, that paradigm often results in
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What You See Is All You Get
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.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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This is where \SpecialChar LyX
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differs from an ordinary word processor.
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You don't concern yourself with what character goes where.
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You tell \SpecialChar LyX
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\emph on
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what you're doing
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\emph default
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and \SpecialChar LyX
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takes care of the rest, following a set of rules called a
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\emph on
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style
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\emph default
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.
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\begin_inset Foot
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status collapsed
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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To be fair, most recent versions of the most popular office suites now have
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some sort of style sheets which follow a similar markup method.
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However, our experience is that they are still rarely used in practice.
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\end_layout
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\end_inset
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Let's look at a little example:
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Suppose you are writing a report.
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To begin your report, you want a section called
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\end_inset
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Introduction\SpecialChar endofsentence
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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So, you go into whatever menu it is in your word processor that changes
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font sizes and decide on a new font size.
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Then you turn on bold face.
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Then you type,
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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1.
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\begin_inset space ~
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\end_inset
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\begin_inset space ~
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\end_inset
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Introduction
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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.
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Of course, if you later decide that this section belongs someplace else
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in the document or if you insert a new section before it, you need to change
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the numbering for this and all following sections, as well as any entry
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in the table of contents.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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In \SpecialChar LyX
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, you go to the pull-down on the far left of the button bar and select
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\family sans
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Section
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\family default
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, and type
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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Introduction
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Yes, that's all.
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If you cut and paste the section, it will automatically be renumbered —
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everywhere.
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And if you enter references to that section correctly (by inserting cross-refer
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ence tags), \SpecialChar LyX
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will automatically update them all throughout the file so that
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you never, ever type a section number.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Now let's look at the problem of consistency.
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Five days later, you reopen your report and start Section
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\begin_inset space ~
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\end_inset
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4.
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However, you forget that you were using 18
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\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
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\end_inset
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pt bold instead of 16
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\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
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\end_inset
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pt, so you type in the heading for Section
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\begin_inset space ~
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\end_inset
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4 in a different font from the one you used for Section
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\begin_inset space ~
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\end_inset
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1.
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That problem doesn't even exist in \SpecialChar LyX
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.
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The computer takes care of all that silly bookkeeping about which thing
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has what size font, not you.
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After all, that's what a computer is good at.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Here's another example.
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Suppose you're making a list.
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In other word processors, a list is just a bunch of tab stops and newlines.
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You need to figure out where to put the label for each list item, what
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that label should be, how many blank lines to put between each item, and
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so on.
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Under \SpecialChar LyX
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, you have only two concerns: what kind of list is this, and what
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do I want to put in it? That is it.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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So, the basic idea behind \SpecialChar LyX
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is: specify
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\emph on
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what
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\emph default
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you're doing, not
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\emph on
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how
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\emph default
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to do it.
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Instead of
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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What You See Is What You Get,
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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the \SpecialChar LyX
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model is
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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What You See Is What You
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\emph on
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Mean
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\emph default
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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or
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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WYSIWYM.
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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It's a powerful idea that greatly simplifies the mechanics of writing documents.
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This is also why \SpecialChar LyX
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isn't so good for creating posters and flyers.
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In this case, you
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\emph on
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do
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\emph default
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want to specify exactly where everything goes, because there are no functional
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units like paragraphs, sections, etc.
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This doesn't mean \SpecialChar LyX
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is missing some cool function.
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It simply means that it isn't the right tool for the job — you don't use
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a screwdriver to drive in nails.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsection
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Differences between \SpecialChar LyX
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and Other Word Processors
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Here's a list of things you won't find in \SpecialChar LyX
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:
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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The document ruler
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Tab stops
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Extra whitespace (e.
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\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
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\end_inset
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g.
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\begin_inset space \space{}
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\end_inset
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hitting
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\family sans
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Enter
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\family default
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or
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\family sans
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Space
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\family default
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two or more times)
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Tab stops, along with a ruler showing you the position of things on the
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page, are useless in \SpecialChar LyX
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.
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The program worries about where things go on the page, not you.
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Extra whitespace is similar; \SpecialChar LyX
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adds it where necessary, depending on context.
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Not being able to type two blank lines in a row will be annoying at first,
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but it makes more sense once you're thinking in WYSIWYM terms.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Here are some things that exist in \SpecialChar LyX
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, but aren't used as you might think:
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Indenting controls
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Page breaks
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Line spacing (e.
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\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
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\end_inset
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g.
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\begin_inset space \space{}
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\end_inset
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single spaced, double spaced, etc.)
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Whitespace, horizontal and vertical
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Fonts and font sizes
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Typefaces (bold, italic, underline, etc.)
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Although they exist in \SpecialChar LyX
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, you generally don't need them.
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\SpecialChar LyX
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will take care of these things for you, depending on what you're doing.
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Different parts of the document are automatically set in a different typeface
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and font size.
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Paragraph indenting is context dependent; different types of paragraphs
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get indented differently.
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Page breaks get handled automatically, as well.
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In general, the space between lines, between words, and between paragraphs
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is variable, set by \SpecialChar LyX
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\begin_inset Foot
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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There are ways to adjust all of these (only some of which require knowledge
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of \SpecialChar LaTeX
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), either for a whole document or for a specific location in a document.
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See the
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\emph on
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User's Guide
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\emph default
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and/or the
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\emph on
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Additional Features
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\emph default
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manual for details.
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\end_layout
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\end_inset
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Lastly, there are a few areas where we believe \SpecialChar LyX
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(and \SpecialChar LaTeX
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) surpasses many word
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processors:
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Hyphenation
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Lists of any type
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Mathematics
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Tables
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Cross-referencing
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\end_layout
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|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
Granted, many modern word processors can handle mathematical symbols, tables,
|
|
and hyphenation, and many have moved towards style definitions and the
|
|
WYSIWYM concept.
|
|
However, they've only recently been able to do so, whereas \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
is built upon
|
|
the \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
document preparation system.
|
|
\SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
has been around since 1985, and
|
|
\emph on
|
|
works
|
|
\emph default
|
|
.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Subsection
|
|
What is \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
?
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
\SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
is a document preparation system designed by Leslie Lamport in 1985.
|
|
\begin_inset Foot
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|
status collapsed
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
The source for the info in this section is
|
|
\emph on
|
|
A Guide to \SpecialChar LaTeX2e
|
|
|
|
\emph default
|
|
, by Helmut Kopka and Patrick Daly, which has an entry in the bibliography
|
|
of the
|
|
\emph on
|
|
User's Guide
|
|
\emph default
|
|
\SpecialChar endofsentence
|
|
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
It was built up from a typesetting language called \SpecialChar TeX
|
|
, created by Donald
|
|
Knuth in 1984.
|
|
\SpecialChar TeX
|
|
takes a sequence of typesetting commands, written in a script in an ASCII
|
|
file, and executes them.
|
|
Many of the
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
tricks
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
of the printing trade were modeled by Knuth as computer algorithms and
|
|
incorporated into \SpecialChar TeX
|
|
, hence its excellent printed appearance.
|
|
What comes directly out of \SpecialChar TeX
|
|
is the portable document format
|
|
\emph on
|
|
pdf
|
|
\emph default
|
|
or the so-called
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
device independent
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
format file
|
|
\emph on
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|
dvi
|
|
\emph default
|
|
.
|
|
The dvi format is often used for previews and can later be converted to
|
|
other formats like PostScript.
|
|
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
\SpecialChar TeX
|
|
isn't only a typesetting engine; it also allows you to define macros.
|
|
Most people who use \SpecialChar TeX
|
|
are actually using a macro package which Knuth created
|
|
to hide a lot of the typesetting details.
|
|
This is where Leslie Lamport enters our story.
|
|
He wanted a macro package that was more user- and less typesetter-oriented,
|
|
with a set of commands that consistently typeset things like sections,
|
|
tables or math formulas in a uniform, consistent fashion.
|
|
This is how \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
was born.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
Now, in parallel with the development and growth of \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
, other folks were creating
|
|
their own custom macro packages for \SpecialChar TeX
|
|
, ones to make slides or articles for
|
|
math journals and so on.
|
|
Some used the raw \SpecialChar TeX
|
|
facilities to do this, others began modifying \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
.
|
|
To try and unify this mess, a team of \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
-nicians began to work on \SpecialChar LaTeX2e
|
|
, the current
|
|
version of \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
, during the late 1980's.
|
|
This new version of \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
has commands which provide an easier-to-use interface
|
|
to \SpecialChar TeX
|
|
's macro-creating commands, aid in the use of new fonts, and so on.
|
|
In fact, \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
is quite an extensive language in its own right! Users around
|
|
the world have been creating their own add-ons for \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
beyond the standard
|
|
ones.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
There are two ways to extend \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
: classes and styles.
|
|
A
|
|
\emph on
|
|
class
|
|
\emph default
|
|
is a set of \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
macros describing a new type of document, like a book, or
|
|
an article.
|
|
There are classes for slides, for physics and math journals\SpecialChar ldots
|
|
many universities
|
|
even have a class for their thesis format.
|
|
A
|
|
\emph on
|
|
style
|
|
\emph default
|
|
differs from a class in that it doesn't define a new type of document,
|
|
but a different type of
|
|
\emph on
|
|
behavior
|
|
\emph default
|
|
that any document can use.
|
|
For example, \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
controls page margins and line spacing using two different
|
|
\SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
style-files designed for these purposes.
|
|
There are style-files for a whole slew of things: printing labels or envelopes,
|
|
changing indentation behavior, adding new fonts, manipulating graphics,
|
|
designing fancy page headings, customizing bibliographies, altering the
|
|
location and appearance of footnotes, tables, and figures, customizing
|
|
lists, etc.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
Here is a summary:
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Description
|
|
\SpecialChar TeX
|
|
: Typesetting language with macro capability.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Description
|
|
\SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
: Macro package built upon \SpecialChar TeX
|
|
\SpecialChar endofsentence
|
|
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Description
|
|
classes: Descriptions of types of document used with \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
\SpecialChar endofsentence
|
|
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Description
|
|
styles: Descriptions of the default behavior of particular elements of \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Description
|
|
\SpecialChar LyX
|
|
: Visual, WYSIWYM document processor that uses \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
to do its typesetting.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
This section attempts to explain the difference between \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
and a word processor.
|
|
Simply put, \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
is the difference.
|
|
By using \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
as its backend, \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
helps you to think more about
|
|
\emph on
|
|
what
|
|
\emph default
|
|
(as in the
|
|
\emph on
|
|
words
|
|
\emph default
|
|
) you write.
|
|
The computer then handles
|
|
\emph on
|
|
how
|
|
\emph default
|
|
they should look.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Section
|
|
Navigating the Documentation
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
To make it easier to answer your questions and describe all of the features
|
|
of \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
, the documentation has been split up into several different files.
|
|
Each one has its own purpose, as described below.
|
|
Before you go ploughing into any of those files, however, you should read
|
|
this chapter thoroughly, since it contains a lot of useful information
|
|
and commentary that can save you some time.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
Hopefully, the development of \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
will never stop; so some of the documentation
|
|
may be incomplete or a bit out of date, though we try to keep up-to-date.
|
|
Like the rest of \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
, the manuals are the work of a group of volunteers who
|
|
have
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
Real Jobs
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
, families, dishes to clean,
|
|
\emph on
|
|
et cetera
|
|
\emph default
|
|
.
|
|
If you want to help out, be sure to read Section
|
|
\begin_inset space ~
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
|
|
LatexCommand ref
|
|
reference "sec:Contrib"
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
in addition to the rest of this document.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
Also, please do us a favor: if anything in these manuals confuses you, is
|
|
unclear, or wrong, don't hesitate to let us know! You can reach the current
|
|
document maintainers by emailing
|
|
\begin_inset CommandInset href
|
|
LatexCommand href
|
|
target "lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org"
|
|
type "mailto:"
|
|
literal "false"
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
.
|
|
|
|
\change_inserted -584632292 1610248366
|
|
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Subsection
|
|
|
|
\change_inserted -584632292 1610248375
|
|
Where To Get Help
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
If you have questions that are not obviously answered in the documentation
|
|
and need help fast, there is an active users' mailing list which you can
|
|
reach at
|
|
\begin_inset CommandInset href
|
|
LatexCommand href
|
|
target "lyx-users@lists.lyx.org"
|
|
type "mailto:"
|
|
literal "false"
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
.
|
|
|
|
\change_inserted -584632292 1610248524
|
|
You do not have to register to post, but you may wish to do so.
|
|
See
|
|
\begin_inset CommandInset href
|
|
LatexCommand href
|
|
name "the LyX website"
|
|
target "https://www.lyx.org/MailingLists"
|
|
literal "false"
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
for further information.
|
|
LyX also has a
|
|
\begin_inset CommandInset href
|
|
LatexCommand href
|
|
target "http://wiki.lyx.org/"
|
|
literal "false"
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
that will answer many questions about how to get LyX to do various things.
|
|
\change_unchanged
|
|
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Subsection
|
|
The Format of the Manuals
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
Some of you may have printed out the manuals.
|
|
Others may be reading them within \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
.
|
|
There are some differences between the \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
-file and the printed version.
|
|
In \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
, the title is simply at the top of the document, not formatted on a
|
|
separate page as in some of the printed versions.
|
|
Nor are any of the footnotes or the Table of Contents fully visible.
|
|
To open a footnote, which looks like this:
|
|
\begin_inset Graphics
|
|
filename clipart/footnote.png
|
|
scale 95
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
, click on it with the left mouse button.
|
|
For the Table of Contents, either click on the grey box or click on the
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Navigate
|
|
\family default
|
|
menu, where the contents are displayed automatically\SpecialChar endofsentence
|
|
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
In the printed manuals, all cross-references appear as the actual numbers
|
|
for a chapter, section, subsection, and so on.
|
|
In the \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
-file, however, all cross-references appear as light-grey boxes
|
|
like the following:
|
|
\begin_inset Graphics
|
|
filename clipart/reference.png
|
|
scale 95
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
.
|
|
If you click on such a box with the left mouse button, a dialog box will
|
|
appear containing a list of all the cross-references in the document.
|
|
You can go to the referenced section by right-clicking on the box or by
|
|
clicking the button
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Go
|
|
\begin_inset space ~
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
to
|
|
\begin_inset space ~
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
Label
|
|
\family default
|
|
in the opened dialog.
|
|
Going back to where you came from is just as easy.
|
|
Click on
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Go
|
|
\begin_inset space ~
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
Back
|
|
\family default
|
|
to go back to your earlier location.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
Now that we've cleared up some of the differences between the printed and
|
|
\SpecialChar LyX
|
|
-file versions of this file, we can start looking at the format of this
|
|
document.
|
|
You'll occasionally notice things in different fonts:
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Itemize
|
|
|
|
\emph on
|
|
Emphasized Style
|
|
\emph default
|
|
is used for general emphasis, generic arguments, book titles, names of
|
|
sections of other manuals, and notes from the authors.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Itemize
|
|
|
|
\family typewriter
|
|
Typewriter
|
|
\family default
|
|
is used for program and file names, \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
code and functions.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Itemize
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Sans Serif
|
|
\family default
|
|
is used for menu, button, or dialog box names, and the names of keyboard
|
|
keys.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Itemize
|
|
|
|
\noun on
|
|
Noun Style
|
|
\noun default
|
|
is used for people's names.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Itemize
|
|
|
|
\series bold
|
|
Bold
|
|
\series default
|
|
is used for \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
|
code
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
When we do need to reference keys, we'll use the following prefixing convention:
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Itemize
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Ctrl+
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
indicates the
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Control
|
|
\family default
|
|
key.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Itemize
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Shift+
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
indicates the
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Shift
|
|
\family default
|
|
key.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Itemize
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Alt+
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
indicates the
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Alt
|
|
\family default
|
|
(
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Meta
|
|
\family default
|
|
) key.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Itemize
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
F1
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
\SpecialChar ldots
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
F12
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
are the function keys.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Itemize
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Esc
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
is the escape key.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Itemize
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Left
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Right
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Up
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Down
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
: self-explanatory.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Itemize
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
Insert
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Delete
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
Home
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
End
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\family sans
|
|
PageUp
|
|
\family default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
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\end_inset
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\family sans
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PageDown
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\family default
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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: these are the 6
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\begin_inset space ~
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\end_inset
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keys that appear above the cursor keys on many PC keyboards.
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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\family sans
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PageUp
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\family default
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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and
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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\family sans
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PageDown
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\family default
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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are called
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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\family sans
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Prior
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\family default
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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and
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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\family sans
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Next
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\family default
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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on some keyboards.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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\family sans
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Return
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\family default
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and
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\family sans
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Enter
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\family default
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both refer to the same key.
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Some keyboards label the
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\family sans
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Return
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\family default
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key as
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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Return,
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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others as
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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Enter,
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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still others have two keys.
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\SpecialChar LyX
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treats all of them as the same key, so we'll use
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\family sans
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Return
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\family default
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and
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\family sans
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Enter
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\family default
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interchangeably.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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The list with the currently set shortcuts can be found in the
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\family sans
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Help
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\family default
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menu under
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\family sans
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Shortcuts
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\family default
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.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsection
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Units used in the Manuals
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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To understand the units described in this documentation, Table
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\begin_inset space ~
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\end_inset
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\begin_inset CommandInset ref
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|
LatexCommand ref
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|
reference "tab:Units"
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\end_inset
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|
explains all units available in \SpecialChar LyX
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.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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\begin_inset Float table
|
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placement document
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alignment document
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wide false
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sideways false
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status open
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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\begin_inset Caption Standard
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|
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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\begin_inset CommandInset label
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|
LatexCommand label
|
|
name "tab:Units"
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|
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\end_inset
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Units
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\end_layout
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\end_inset
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\end_layout
|
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|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
\begin_inset VSpace medskip
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
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|
\end_layout
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|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
\align center
|
|
\begin_inset Tabular
|
|
<lyxtabular version="3" rows="20" columns="2">
|
|
<features booktabs="true" tabularvalignment="middle">
|
|
<column alignment="center" valignment="top" width="0pt">
|
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<column alignment="center" valignment="top">
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
unit
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
name/description
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
mm
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
millimeter
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
cm
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
centimeter
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
in
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
inch (1
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
in = 2.54
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
cm)
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
pt
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
point (72.27
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
pt = 1
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
in)
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
pc
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
pica (1
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
pc = 12
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
pt)
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
sp
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
scaled point (65536
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
sp = 1
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
pt)
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
bp
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
big point (72
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
bp = 1
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
in)
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
dd
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
didot (72
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
dd
|
|
\begin_inset Formula $\approx$
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
37.6
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
mm)
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
cc
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
cicero (1
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
cc = 12
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
dd)
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
Scale%
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
% of original image width
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
text%
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
% of text width
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
col%
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
% of column width
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
page%
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
% of paper width
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
line%
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
% of line width
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
theight%
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
% of text height
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
pheight%
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
% of paper height
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
ex
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
height of letter
|
|
\emph on
|
|
x
|
|
\emph default
|
|
in current font
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
em
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
width of letter
|
|
\emph on
|
|
M
|
|
\emph default
|
|
in current font
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
</row>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
mu
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
|
|
<cell alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="true" leftline="true" rightline="true" usebox="none">
|
|
\begin_inset Text
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
|
math unit (1
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
mu = 1/18
|
|
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
em)
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
</cell>
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The Manuals
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\begin_layout Standard
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The following list describes the contents of the basic documentation files
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that you find in the
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\begin_layout Description
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Introduction This file.
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\begin_layout Description
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Tutorial If you are new to \SpecialChar LyX
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, and have never used \SpecialChar LaTeX
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before, you should start
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here.
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If you have used \SpecialChar LaTeX
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before, you should still read the
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Tutorial
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, starting with the section on
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\SpecialChar LyX
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for \SpecialChar LaTeX
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users.
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(Skimming through the rest of the document wouldn't hurt, either.)
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\begin_layout Description
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User's
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Guide The primary documentation.
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We'll cover
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most
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of the basic operation and available features of \SpecialChar LyX
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here.
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The main manual assumes that you have read the
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Tutorial
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\emph default
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.
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\begin_layout Description
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Embedded
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Objects Extension of the
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Documents in detail how to use tables, graphics, floats, notes, program
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listings and boxes.
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It also includes many tricks of the \SpecialChar LaTeX
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masters.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Description
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Math Extension of the
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\emph on
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User's Guide
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\emph default
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.
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Documents in detail how to typeset any kind of formula.
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\begin_layout Description
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Additional
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\begin_inset space ~
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Features Extension of the
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\emph on
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User's Guide
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\emph default
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.
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Documents how to use raw \SpecialChar LaTeX
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commands, additional layouts and special-purpose
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editing features.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Description
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Customization A description of advanced \SpecialChar LyX
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features, including how to customize
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the overall behavior of \SpecialChar LyX
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\SpecialChar endofsentence
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This includes such things as keybindings, internationa
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lization and configuration files.
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It also includes information about layout files, which are needed to get
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\SpecialChar LyX
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to support \SpecialChar LaTeX
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classes or packages.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Description
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Shortcuts Tables of the currently defined \SpecialChar LyX
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shortcuts.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Description
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\SpecialChar LaTeX
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\begin_inset space ~
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\end_inset
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Configuration A report produced by \SpecialChar LyX
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about your system.
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This file contains information on what \SpecialChar LyX
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learned about your installation.
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Check it to see if you're missing something you might like to have.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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These files will reference one another as necessary.
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For example, the
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\emph on
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User's Guide
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\emph default
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contains
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\emph on
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some
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\emph default
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information on installation and customization, but refers the reader to
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the
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\emph on
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Customization Manual
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\emph default
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for more information.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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We'll state again an important point:
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\begin_layout Standard
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\begin_inset VSpace bigskip
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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\align center
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If you are new to \SpecialChar LyX
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, read the
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\emph on
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Tutorial
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\emph default
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.
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Now\SpecialChar endofsentence
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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\begin_inset VSpace bigskip
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Otherwise, you could needlessly frustrate yourself.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Section
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Contributing to the \SpecialChar LyX
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Project
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\begin_inset CommandInset label
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LatexCommand label
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name "sec:Contrib"
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\end_inset
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsection
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Contributing to \SpecialChar LyX
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
|
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\SpecialChar LyX
|
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is mostly written in C++ (the \SpecialChar LaTeX
|
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importer is written in Python).
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It is a large project, and as a result it is not free from bugs, or the
|
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need for improvements in the source code.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsubsection
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Reporting a bug
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
|
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While using \SpecialChar LyX
|
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, you may find behavior which you consider a bug.
|
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Crashes, though rare, can happen.
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User interface problems are considered major bugs by the \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
team: especially
|
|
helpful are indications of parts of the \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
interface you find confusing,
|
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or unclear.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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\SpecialChar LyX
|
|
has a bug tracking system, which you can find at
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\begin_inset Newline newline
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\end_inset
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\begin_inset CommandInset href
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target "https://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome"
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\end_inset
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.
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You should check the bug tracker before reporting any bugs, in case it
|
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has already been reported.
|
|
If you have a comment on an existing bug, or wish to report a new bug,
|
|
you may either use the bug tracker, or send an e-mail to the development
|
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mailing list,
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\begin_inset CommandInset href
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target "lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org"
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type "mailto:"
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literal "false"
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\end_inset
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Archives of this list are linked from the main \SpecialChar LyX
|
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website,
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\begin_inset CommandInset href
|
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LatexCommand href
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target "http://www.lyx.org"
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\end_inset
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.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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A useful bug report will at a minimum include the version of \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
you are having
|
|
the problem with.
|
|
Accurate, detailed descriptions are preferred — the more time developers
|
|
have to spend to pinpoint the source of a bug, the less time they have
|
|
for other improvements.
|
|
Mention the system and system version on which you are running \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
.
|
|
Give the versions of the libraries you have installed on your system, and,
|
|
if relevant, the versions of external programs that \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
uses.
|
|
If it's a compilation or configuration problem, include the file
|
|
\family typewriter
|
|
config.log
|
|
\family default
|
|
, and mention which compiler you are using.
|
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsubsection
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Contributing fixes and new features
|
|
\end_layout
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|
\begin_layout Standard
|
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If you have made changes to \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
's source that you think should become part
|
|
of \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
, send your changes as a diff file (in unified format) to the development
|
|
list referenced above, along with a change log, and a description of what
|
|
your patch does.
|
|
\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsection
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Contributing to the Documentation
|
|
\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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\SpecialChar LyX
|
|
's documentation is extensive; however \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
is under constant development, and
|
|
each new release adds new features.
|
|
You may find some documentation needs improvement.
|
|
This section describes what to do if you find an error, or have some suggestion
|
|
s for improving the documentation.
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|
\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsubsection
|
|
Reporting Errors in the Manuals
|
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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If you find a problem with the documentation, send a message to the mailing
|
|
list
|
|
\begin_inset CommandInset href
|
|
LatexCommand href
|
|
target "lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org"
|
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type "mailto:"
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literal "false"
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\end_inset
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.
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The documentation team will make any necessary fixes.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsubsection
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|
Joining the Documentation Team.
|
|
\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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|
The \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
Documentation Project, like anything else in the \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
project, can always
|
|
use assistance! If you're interested in contributing to the Documentation
|
|
Project, you need to do the following:
|
|
\end_layout
|
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|
|
\begin_layout Enumerate
|
|
Get the latest \SpecialChar LyX
|
|
source code from
|
|
\begin_inset Newline newline
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\end_inset
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\begin_inset CommandInset href
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|
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|
|
target "https://www.lyx.org/trac/browser/lyxgit/lib/doc?rev=master "
|
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\end_inset
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Enumerate
|
|
Next, read the
|
|
\emph on
|
|
User's Guide
|
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\emph default
|
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and the
|
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\emph on
|
|
Tutorial
|
|
\emph default
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Newline newline
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\end_inset
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|
The point of this exercise is to give you ideas.
|
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The
|
|
\emph on
|
|
Tutorial
|
|
\emph default
|
|
and
|
|
\emph on
|
|
User's Guide
|
|
\emph default
|
|
are likely to be the most up-to-date of all of the documentation.
|
|
You should be able to glean some insights into how we want the manuals
|
|
to read and to look.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Enumerate
|
|
Contact the team at:
|
|
\begin_inset Newline newline
|
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\end_inset
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\begin_inset CommandInset href
|
|
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|
|
target "lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org"
|
|
type "mailto:"
|
|
literal "false"
|
|
|
|
\end_inset
|
|
|
|
|
|
\begin_inset Newline newline
|
|
\end_inset
|
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|
|
to discuss your intended changes and to get some feedback on them.
|
|
\end_layout
|
|
|
|
\begin_layout Standard
|
|
The changes you wish to make may range from improving clarity of the text,
|
|
to doing major re-structuring of the documentation.
|
|
Any and all improvements are gladly received.
|
|
\end_layout
|
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\end_body
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